ISS still needs Pacific contacts
By Miles Mann WF1F
Crew Change in 3 Weeks
You only have 3 more weeks to work ISS crew 12.
Bill McArthur KC5ACR has talked to Amateur Radio stations in over 129
different countries around the world. And he said
he is looking for more Amateur Radio stations in different counties to
talk with.
Last week Bill said he will be focusing on the Island Nations in Pacific
ocean. So, if you have friends that are licensed Amateur Radio operators,
you may want to pass on the word that ISS will be looking for them.
All contact will be random contacts, however your chances for success
will be better on a weekend pass. The ISS crew will be waking up 0600
GMT and having dinner at 2000 GMT. Nasa publishes a daily schedule for
the crew.
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/
station/timelines/index.html
Curret Expedition 12 crew:
Commander Bill McArthur KC5ACR
Flight Engineer Valery Tokarev
New Expedition 13 crew:
Commander Pavel Vinogradov RV3BS
Flight Engineer Jeffrey Williams KD5TVQ
Their Soyuz TMA-8 spacecraft is scheduled to launch on
March 29 and dock to the station on April 1.
Frequency tips
http://www.marexmg.org/fileshtml/howtouseiss.html
Country needed list courtesy of Kenneth N5VHO
American Samoa, Auckland & Campbell Is.
Austral I., Baker & Howland Is.
Banaba I. (Ocean I.)
C. Kiribati (British Phoenix Is.)
Chatham Is., Chesterfield Is.
Christmas I., Cocos-Keeling Is.
Conway Reef, Ducie I.
E. Kiribati (Line Is.)
Fiji, French Polynesia
Guam, Indonesia
Johnston I., Kermadec Is.
Kingman Reef, Kure I.
Lord Howe I., Macquarie I.
Marquesas Is., Marshall Is.
Mellish Reef, Micronesia
Midway I., Minami Torishima
N. Cook Is., Nauru
Niue, Norfolk I.
Palau, Palmyra & Jarvis Is.
Papua New Guinea, Philippines
Pitcairn I., Rotuma I.
Samoa, Solomon Is.
Temotu Province, Timor - Leste
Tokelau Is., Tuvalu
Vanuatu, W. Kiribati (Gilbert Is. )
Wake I., Wallis & Futuna Is.
Willis I.
Location of Hardware on ISS
This link will show you images of some of the amateur
radio hardware already installed on ISS
http://www.marexmg.org/fileshtml/radiohardware.html
Tip on working ISS on Voice and packet
http://www.marexmg.org/fileshtml/howtouseiss.html
Marexmg Web page
http://www.marexmg.org
Information on the crew's activities aboard the Space
Station, future launch dates, as well as Station
sighting opportunities from anywhere on the Earth, is
available on the Internet at: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/
73 Miles WF1F
MAREX-MG
Until we meet again
DOSVIDANIYA Miles WF1F
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